Trunk-handle



(ModeL) J. WELTER.

TRUNK HANDLE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH WELTER, OF SOUTH PUEBLO, COLORADO.

TRUNK-HANDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 263,267, dated August22, 1882.

Application filed July 6, 1882. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH WELTER, of South Pueblo, Pueblo county,Colorado, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Trunk Handles,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a handle which is more particularly intended forleather trunks, but is also applicable to tool-chests and boxes ofvarious descriptions.

The object of the invention is to prevent the handle from twistingupward out of proper shape, and also to prevent pinching the handbetween the handle and the end of the trunk or box.

To this end theinvention consists essentially in a handle composed of ahorizontal strap provided'with a vertical brace, forming a T- shaped orthree armed handle, wherebythe horizontal strap is prevented from risingabove a horizontal position, as hereinafter more particularly described.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both figures.

Figure 1 is a face view of my improved handle attached to the end of atrunk, and Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same.

A represents a leather strap, having its ends provided with cross -headsa and working in keepers B, attached to the trunk, so as to slidehorizontally therein in the well known manner. 1

A is a strap having its upper end attached to the horizontal strap Amidway of its length,

and its lower end provided with across-head, a working vertically in ahorizontal keeper, B

By this construction a triple action is allowed to the handle-that is tosay, the three arms or'branches work in three different directions intheir respective keepers.

When the handle is not in use the three arms or branches slide in theirkeepers and lie flat against the end of the trunk.

When the handle is grasped by the hand with two fingers on each side ofthe vertical strap the horizontal portion is prevented from rising abovea horizontal position, and also prevented from pinching the hand.

The vertical strap may be made in one piece with the horizontal one, orattached theretoin any suitable manner.

Having th usdeseribed my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby LettersPatent- 1. As'an improved article of manufacture, a trunkhandle composed of a T-shaped or three-armed strap, A A having its endsprovided with cross -heads a a substantially as and for the purposeherein described.

2. The combination, with a horizontal strap, A, having cross-heads a atits ends and working in vertical keepers B, of a vertical strap, Aattached to or madein one piecetherewith, and provided with across-head, a and working in a horizontal keeper, B substantially as andfor the purpose herein described.

JOSEPH WELTER.

Witnesses:

GEO. T. ToMPKINs, J. H. WOODGATE.

